Did you know what happened on September 23

In the headlines today:
1991
Theodore Geisel, better known as children's author Dr. Seuss, dies of cancer in La Jolla, California, at age 87.
1998
The US Treasury begins circulating the newly-redesigned $20 bill.
1976
Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst is sentenced to seven years in prison for a 1974 bank robbery.
1968
The Beatles continue recording of the rhythm track for Happiness Is A Warm Gun, a song that will ultimately appear on the White Album, at Abbey Road Studios in London. (photo credit: Capitol Records)
1968
Swaziland is admitted to the United Nations.
1964
The Munsters, starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Al Lewis, makes its TV premiere.
1960
The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, is launched.
1948
Mildred Gillars, aka Nazi radio propagandist Axis Sally, pleads innocent to charges of treason.
1929
Jimmy Doolittle pilots a biplane over Mitchel Field in New York to make the first all-instrument flight.
1869
The Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market.
1789
Congress passes the First Judiciary Act, which establishes the US Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General.
1780
Benedict Arnold escapes to the British after his attempt to betray West Point.
1621
England's first newspaper is printed.

Actors that was born this day.

1958 Kevin Sorbo - actor
1948 Phil Hartman - comedian, actor
1946 'Mean' Joe Greene - pro football Hall of Famer
1942 Gerry Marsden - singer (Gerry and The Pacemakers)
1941 Linda Eastman McCartney - photographer, singer (Wings); wife of The Beatles bassist Paul McCartney
1940 Phyliss Allbut - singer (The Angels)
1936 Jim Henson - Muppets creator, voice of Kermit the Frog
1931 Anthony Newley - actor, singer
1924 Sheila MacRae - comedienne, actress (The Honeymooners)
1921 Jim McKay - ABC TV sportscaster
1896 F. Scott Fitzgerald - author